1985 - 1994
THE AGE OF CHAMPIONS (Page 2 of 2) | |
Rallies and endurance trials, Peugeot is the uncontested winner in all categories. |
1991 February sees production of the 605 in Sochaux reach a figure of 100,000. In April comes the first Peugeot victory of the Peugeot 905 in Suzuka (Baldi/Alliot). The 905 scores further victories: the first at Magny-Cours in September (Rosberg/Dalmas) followed by another in Mexico in October with the same team aboard. In September, launch of the 106 built in Mulhouse.
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The 605 |
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The 905 |
1992 The 905 starts a fabulous season which brings a string of victories. It begins with Silverstone in May (Warwick/Dalmas) and then follows with the Le Mans 24 hour race in June (Alliot/Baldi/Jabouille), Donington in July (Baldi/Alliot), Suzuka in August (Warwick/Dalmas) and Magny-Cours in October (Baldi/Alliot). The season culminates in triumph with Peugeot-Talbot-Sport s taking the world sports car championship and Derek Warwick taking the drivers championship in the same category. Launch of the turbo 16-valve 405, with 4-wheel drive, called the T16.
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The 106 |
1993 In February, Peugeot unveils the 306 while the 205 celebrates its tenth birthday and the production figure approaches the 5 million mark. In June, the Peugeot 905 Evolution repeats its 1992 exploits by once again winning the Le Mans 24 hours race (Brabham, Bouchut and Hélary) this time pulling off a triple coup, with three cars in the top three, thus confirming the technical quality of car and engine. Peugeot leaves the sports prototypes world championships with great success and announces its entry into Formula 1 for the 1994 season. In a world first, PSA hands over fifty AX’s and 106 electrics to customers in La Rochelle as part of a large-scale real-life trial of electric cars. ECIA transfers its electric tools division to the Italian company, Stayer. Peugeot Motocycles launches a new generation of scooters with the Fox.
1994 Peugeot enters Formula 1 in partnership with McLaren. In March 1994, Peugeot unveils the 806 MPV, the product of a joint project agreed by PSA Peugeot Citroën and Fiat in 1978. The Citroën Évasion, Fiat Ulysse and Lancia Zeta share the same platform and, like the 806, are built in the brand new Sevel Nord factory which employs 3500 people. The same partnership also produces the Boxer, a commercial vehicle with a capacity of 7.5 to 13 cu. m. built in the Sevel factory in Val di Sangro in Italy. In October, at the World Auto Show in Paris, Peugeot unveils the Ion electric concept car, a mini MPV electric car for urban use. Laurent Aiello wins the French supertourism championship in a 405 Mi16. Peugeot Motocycles completes its new scooters range with the introduction of the Zenith, Buxy and Speedake.
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The 806 |
